Today, I am reviewing a mouthpiece made by the Absolute company. These are made in Italy and this model is called the “Alto +”. There is also an Alto AL, Alto ST and an Alto R model on their website. You can also find all these models for Baritone, Soprano and Tenor saxophones as well. […]
Alto Mouthpiece Reviews
Absolute Alto ST Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing a mouthpiece made by the Absolute company. These are made in Italy and this model is called the “Alto ST”. There is also an Alto AL, Alto + and a Alto R model on their website. You can also find all these models for Baritone, Soprano and Tenor saxophones as well. […]
Absolute Resin Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing a mouthpiece made by the Absolute company. These are made in Italy. This model is called the “AltoR”model. There is also an Alto AL, Alto ST and an Alto + model on their website. You can also find all these models for Baritone, Tenor and Soprano saxophones as well. The AL […]
Vintage Selmer Soloist Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Ever since the 1980’s I have been a big fan of Kenny Garrett. I can’t remember the first time I heard him but I remember having a record in the 80’s entitled “Introducing Kenny Garrett” that I loved. (I was an alto sax player back then) Soon after this, I remember also hearing Mr. Garrett […]
Bari Hybrid Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing the Bari Hybrid alto saxophone mouthpiece 6 (.077 tip opening). This mouthpiece has the gold band around it. It is called a “hybrid” because it is a mix of hard rubber and gold plated brass. The front part of the mouthpiece is all hard rubber but the shank and bore of […]
Ishimori Woodstone Super Custom Medium Small Chambered Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
I have another Ishimori Woodstone alto saxophone mouthpiece to review and play today. This alto mouthpiece is the hard rubber “Super Custom” traditional jazz medium small chamber model in a 6 tip opening. About a year and a half ago, I did a review of the medium chamber Wood Stone alto mouthpiece which I loved! […]
Macsax Bob Sheppard Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing a new MacSax alto saxophone mouthpiece that is made by Eric Falcon. I have reviewed a number of other mouthpieces in the past that were made or refaced by Eric Falcon including the LA and FJIII tenor mouthpieces which were both great. This mouthpiece is the Bob Sheppard alto saxophone model. […]
Marmaduke Hard Rubber Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing another alto saxophone mouthpiece that is made by Alex Miyatake in Japan. I have reviewed two of his Marmaduke alto mouthpieces in the past but this one I’m reviewing today is a new version that has had some modification made to it from the older versions. This alto mouthpieces […]
Macsax D Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing a new MacSax alto saxophone mouthpiece that is made by Eric Falcon. I have reviewed a number of other mouthpieces in the past that were made or refaced by Eric Falcon which I loved. This mouthpiece is the D model and is made of hard rubber. MacSax D Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece […]
SaxZ Dave Sanborn Hard Rubber Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a SaxZ “Dave Sanborn” hard rubber alto saxophone mouthpiece. SaxZ is a company in Japan which is run by Mitsu Watanabe. I have reviewed a metal SAXZ Dave Sanborn model in the past and was curious to try the hard rubber model. This mouthpiece has an 8 tip opening. SaxZ Dave Sanborn Hard […]
Lamberson F Major Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing a Fred Lamberson F Major alto saxophone mouthpiece. Fred Lamberson has been making great mouthpieces for years. He hasn’t been making as many in recent years so they are harder to find recently. Most of the sax players who have one seem to be hanging on to them, as you don’t […]
Marmaduke Hard Rubber Alto Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing a new alto saxophone mouthpiece that is made by Alex Miyatake in Japan. I have reviewed one of the Marmaduke tenor mouthpieces in the past. These alto mouthpieces are brand new and I am excited to try them out. I am trying two alto mouthpieces today. One has […]
Phil-Tone Solstice Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a Phil-Tone Solstice alto saxophone mouthpiece. It used to be called the “West Coast” model but is now called the Solstice. It has a .076 tip opening. I have reviewed Phil Engleman’s mouthpieces before and every one has been excellent! Phil has just come out with a new website and a few new […]
SAXZ “Vintage 1950” Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a SaxZ “Vintage 1950” hard rubber alto saxophone mouthpiece. SaxZ is a company in Japan which is run by Mitsu Watanabe. I reviewed a SAXZ Dave Sanborn model which was a very modern sounding mouthpiece about a month ago. This alto saxophone mouthpiece is SAXZ’s version of a vintage 1950 type mouthpiece. SAXZ […]
Kanee Vintage New York Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a new mouthpiece from Kanee mouthpieces in China. Kanee mouthpieces has been working on a Vintage Series line of mouthpieces for both alto and tenor saxophones. This vintage series alto mouthpiece is called the “New York” model. Kanee Vintage New York Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece I received a 6 and an 8 tip opening […]
SAXZ David Sanborn Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
This is a SaxZ “David Sanborn” metal alto saxophone mouthpiece. SaxZ is a company in Japan which is run by Mitsu Watanabe. SaxZ David Sanborn Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Man, I wish I had this mouthpiece when I was a kid. When I was in junior high school, one of the first alto players I […]
Ishimori Woodstone Super Custom Hard Rubber Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
I have another Ishimori Woodstone alto saxophone mouthpiece to review and play today. This one is the hard rubber “Super Custom” traditional jazz model in a 6 tip opening. I was very excited to play this alto mouthpiece as I have heard so much about the tenor mouthpieces and knew the alto mouthpiece would be […]
Ishimori Woodstone A11 Silver Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
I have an Ishimori Woodstone silver alto sax mouthpiece to review and play for you today. This is a 7* tip high baffled mouthpiece. I have been eagerly wanting to try these Ishimori mouthpieces out for quite awhile. Ishimori Woodstone A11 Silver Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Over the past few months I have heard of Ishimori […]
Charlie Parker “Bird” Legend Series Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Here is another mouthpiece in the Legend series made for RS Berkeley by Drake mouthpieces. A number of months ago I reviewed a copy of Stan Getz’s mouthpiece. This mouthpiece is a copy of Charlie Parker’s mouthpiece. Les Silver (a member of my site for the last 2 years ) called me up a […]
Warburton A Series 16 Degree Alto Sax Mouthpiece
This is a Warburton A series 16 degree alto saxophone mouthpiece that I am reviewing today. This alto saxophone mouthpiece has an 7 tip opening. It is silver plated and came with a Rovner light ligature. These are made by the great mouthpiece refacer Eric Falcon down in Florida. I received a few of these […]
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